Hat and bonnet fastener



(Mode1.)

J. L; UBELLAR.

HAT AND BONNET FASTENER.

No. 322,213. Patented July 14, 1885.

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UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES L. UBELLAR, or KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS.

HAT ANDBONNET FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,213 dated July 14,1885. Application filed December 12, 1884. (ModeL) To aZZ whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES L. UBELLAR, of

Kankakee, in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois, have inventeda new and Improved Hat and Bonnet Fastener, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention-is designed as a substitute for the ordinary elasticcords or bands which are usually sewed on ladies hats and bonnets tohold said articles on the heads of the wearers, as, for instance, byspringing the attached elastic cord or fastening over the back of thehead or under theback hair of the person wearing the hat or bonnet; andmy invention consists in a hook or combined hook and elastic cordfastening for such purpose, substantially as hereinafter described andclaimed, whereby the fastening is much more conveniently attached, andcanbe more readily renewed when required; also, whereby itsadjiustability is provided for to secure a better fit and hold of thehat or bonnet, and the sewing of the elastic to said head-cover isdispensed with.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a perspeotive'view of a hat having my improvedfastening applied;

Fig. 2, a longitudinal view, upon alarger scale,

of said fastening, and Fig; 3 a view in perspective, upon a still largerscale, of one ofthe hooks of the fastening detached.

A is the elastic cord of the fastening, and B B the hooks on theopposite ends thereof, by which the elastic fastening is attached to thelining or other part of the hat 0 at its back,

for use as the ordinary elastic fastenings are used to hold the hat orbonnet on the head of the wearer.

The hooks B, which may be made either of metal, rubber, or othersuitable material, are constructed with longitudinal sockets or tubulareyes I) at their inner ends, through which the ends of the elastic cordA are passed and knotted, as at c, on the inner ends of the sockets, tohold the hooks to their places on the ends of the elastic cord. It willbe noticed that the hooks are bent outward over one open end of thetubular eyes I), so that when the fastener is in place on a hat thesides of the tubular eyes will be free from any projections, and theknots on the elastic will becovered so that the hair of the wearer willnot get 'caught in any part of the hooks or fastener. This will bereadily seen by reference to Fig.

2, where the sides of the tubes and hooks are shown as described. Thisconstruction provides, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, for

drawing the elastic cord back and forth through the eye of either hookto adjust said cord to any desired length, whereby a better fit and holdof thehat or bonnet may be secured, and provision is made for renewingthe cord when broken or worn out. hook fasteningaccordingly hasconveniences and advantages overthe ordinary elastic fastenings, anddoesaway with all sewing of the elastic to the hat. i I

I am aware that a mask-fastener has been heretofore constructed of aknotted elastic held to a plate by two wings clinched over the knottedends of the elastic. each provided with a tongue that was passed througha slit in the mask, and then bent to clamp said plates firmly tothemask, and I f Said plates were- Such double- I socket b and thepenetrating hook B, bent outward ovorone open end of said eye or.socketand having a sharp or needle point, substantially as set fortln 2. Thecombination, with an elastic, A,

knotted at its opposite ends, of the tubular eyes or sockets b, and thehooks B, bent out? ward to cover one open end of said eyes, and the knotc therein, whereby when in place on a hat the fastener is free fromprojections for the hair of the wearer to ,catch on and be held by,substantially as set forth.

, JAMES L. ,UBELLAB. WVitnesses:

En. A. DURFEE, E. H. VAIL.

